Anahata Chakra is more commonly known as the Heart Chakra. The literal Sanskrit translation of "anahata" is "unhurt, unstuck, or unbeaten." The Heart Chakra is perfectly situated in the middle of your body, balancing the world of matter (lower three chakras) with the world of spirit (upper three chakras).

The heart chakra is particularly vulnerable to imbalance associated with relationships and love. We all have a history of relationships from the moment we’re born to now. During our history, there were many events and opportunities for positive or negative experiences regarding love and relating to others.

As we encounter life difficulties, we have two main ways to cope: We may shut down or decrease the energy that we dedicate to the situation, or we may boost or increase our energy to fight it. These defense mechanisms get anchored in our chakras.

In the case of the heart chakra, we might have felt hurt during childhood or a recent breakup and closed our chakra to numb our pain and avoid suffering. Or on the opposite side, we may have opened and extended our heart energy to a demanding partner or parent in need, sometimes to the point of over-extending and being drained.

Over time these defense mechanism can cause imbalance in the heart chakra and other chakras, leading to an overactive, deficient or blocked chakra.

When the heart chakra is out of balance … physical, emotional and Psychological symptoms and signals start to reveal!Examples of Physical Symptoms: Hypertension, problems breathing, infection at the level of the lung, bronchitis, heart condition

If the heart chakra becomes overactive:• Being overly demanding of others, especially close family or partner• Extending yourself to fulfill other people’s perceived needs to the cost of one’s own balance• Tendency to feeling like a victim• Losing sense of personal boundaries in a way that is detrimental to your well-being